Chip & Debbie Willis on s\v Elegant'sea

Wind-Tels

We put up new wind tells for on the side stays and they worked good for us on our last sail.

We bought them at Sailing Supply
Downwind, Sailing Supply and Marine Exchange all share the same web site now it seems.
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I added a wire tie to hold them in place. Past experience is that they slip down.

“Wind-Tels"

Shroud-Mounted Plastic Vanes

Port and starboard colored plastic vanes mount on any shroud size up to 3/8". The unique method of attachment prevents sliding or fouling of your Wind-Tels on the shrouds.

Effective at any angle of heel in the lightest winds

Marine-grade metal parts for durability

Our bell

The boat came with a bell. It was in awful shape. They have a coating on them so they will not tarnish. Ours was all pitted from the salt air. It was not looking good. We took it to the Chula Vista swap meet with us when we were sellers once. Got to sell off some of the junk I buy there once in a while. So it sat there. No one even wanted it. So we decided since it was part of the boat we would refinish it.

I think we started with 220 sand paper then 320 then with wet sand paper. It took a lot of time and there are a few pieces to do also. After a lot of sanding and some polishing we declared it done. We then put a couple coats of polyurethane on it and bought a new rope handle for it at “Seabreeze Nautical Books” in San Diego.
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Deck Pipe

We just purchased a Stainless Steel Rope Deck Pipe on eBay for the anchor locker rope drum side of the windlass.

Rope Deck Pipe Stainless Steel. Overall flange size 6" Cutout size 3-5/8" and the hole opening is 3-1/4". This will accommodate up to 2-5/8" line. Item has a chain attached to the lid so you will not lose the lid.

The windlass wanted a 3 ¼ inch hole I think it was so this will be about the right size for easily getting 3/8 inch chain and 5/8 in rode down the hole.

Am not sure of the of what capacity we would use it in. I know 250’ of 5/8 rode and 50’ of 3/8 chain is a lot of stuff to try to flake in the area so it will be nice to have the option of it going below.

The anchor windlass (H3) gypsy will take 3/8 chain and 5/8 rode. So if something happens to our all 3/8 all chain rode we could use the rope\chain rode till we get another length of chain and anchor if need be.

Going to go just behind drum and the center will be at the out side edge of drum.

One of two anchor Locker LED Lights installed - 2010

August 2010 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

Before.

We installed the first of the West Marine 8-LED White/Red Dome Light in the anchor locker.

First FOGgers SD Rendezvous

10/03/2009
The first San Diego FOGgers raft up (Rendezvous) was at Coronado

It consisted of six or seven Freeport’s. On was a Freeport 41’ which was the anchor boat.

Some chit chat on the 41'

We tied up next to the 41’ and Dr Dick tied up next to us. Dr. Dick had two cats and a girl with him and the cats liked the water. Some kind of special cats. They were a little nosey but fine. Dr. Dick keep the litter box under the companion way steps, he had a 1982 or so Freeport.

Doc Dick and one of the two cats

Those rear pulpit supports

Dr. Dick fired up his Honda 2000 generator and it was a lot quitter than I thought is was going to be. It is not as good as not running at all but not bad. He used it in the morning so it was not after say 10:00 at knight say.

We have since bought one.

There was some nice rear pulpit supports on the stern of his boat that I got pictures of. At some date we would like to add them for dingy davit support etc.

The 41’ was nice and we did some cockpit time there with the other FOGgers. They have had it for a while and are living aboard. One feature was the washer dryer.